Christmas 2006 still had 15 inches of snow on the ground still left over from the winter storm that occurred on the 21st and 22nd.  There was even a small amount of snowfall on the day that Saint Nick does his famous ride.  In fact...December 2006 became Denver's 3rd snowiest December in Denver weather history since 1882.  The month finished with a whopping 29.4 inches which was 20.7 inches above the normal of 8.7 inches.  The irony of December 2006 is there were only 4 days with measureable snow...20.7 on the 20th and 21st and 8.0 inches on the 28th and 29th.  Temperatures on Christmas Day 2006 ranged from 43 degrees down to 11 degrees.  Are we looking at a White Christmas 2007?
AND...  Christmas trees are edible. Many parts of pines, spruces, and firs can be eaten. The needles are a good source of vitamin C. Pine nuts, or pine cones, are also a good source of nutrition.